IBM System Storage SAN48B-5

Feature spotlights

Gen 5 Fibre Channel technology

The IBM® System Storage® SAN48B-5 switch is designed to meet the demands of hyper-scale private or hybrid cloud storage environments by delivering Gen 5 Fibre Channel technology and capabilities with 16 Gbps performance that support highly virtualized environments. To enable greater flexibility and investment protection, SAN48B-5 is configurable up to 48 ports in an energy-efficient 1U package.

Ports on Demand (PoD) capabilities

By leveraging PoD, you can achieve fast, easy and cost-effective scaling from 24 to 48 ports in 12-port increments.

Multi-tenancy in cloud environments

Multi-tenancy in cloud environments through virtual fabrics, integrated routing, quality of service and fabric-based zoning enable you to meet the demands of hyper-scale private or hybrid cloud storage environments.